There is no dark side of the moon…

from NPR China has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon by Geoff Brumfiel The Chang’e 6 capsule landed in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia on Tuesday. / CCTV Screenshot by NPR A Chinese probe has returned to Earth carrying the...

Another Big Boom

from The Hill ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ explosive event in space expected soon: What to know BY ADDY BINK A conceptual image of how to find Hercules and his mighty globular clusters in the sky created using a planetarium software. Look up after sunset during summer months...

Cup o’ Genes

from Xataka On All the Data on Earth Can Fit in a Cup Full of DNA. This Is MIT’s Jurassic Park-Inspired Project by Juan Carlos López DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the molecule of life. While there are other essential molecules for life as we know it, DNA holds a...

The Fourth Protocol (almost)

from The Federalist How Legendary Spy Novelist Frederick Forsyth Learned He’d Been ‘Bowdlerized’ BY: LARRY TAUNTON “Good morning. A pleasure to meet you. Please forgive my attire. A difficult night.” Somewhat disheveled and wearing only a bathrobe and slippers,...

Up To Become Down, Left To Become Right?

from SPACE.com The sun’s magnetic field is about to flip. Here’s what to expect. By Daisy Dobrijevic The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal.  This phenomenon happens roughly every 11 years and marks an important...